Found on Boing Boing:
The Jack Benny Program was in production on two different radio networks from 1932 to 1955, under six product brands.
The archives on this site provide several episodes of the show in MP3 format. They are of inconsistent recording and transfer quality; one or two are not complete shows and several have been edited (missing commercials and musical numbers). Still they should prove helpful to those interested in learning about Jack Benny and other early radio programs.
Yes, it's the Jack Benny Radio Archives. I can't figure out how to link directly to an episode, so search for episode 683. Special guest Jack Warner blows his lines, and Benny reams him for it.
And that link seems to be broken. Typical.
Er, not that I remember the original broadcast, of course. That was in 1949.
There's been Benny appreciation here before. I blame my grandfather for this sort of thing.
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